Humanitarian Health Action

Global Health Cluster

The Global Health Cluster (GHC), under the leadership of the World Health Organization, is made up of more than 30 international humanitarian health organizations that have been working together over the past four years to build partnerships and mutual understanding and to develop common approaches to humanitarian health action.

Highlights

The strategic framework of the Global Health Cluster

This paper outlines the third Strategic Framework of the Global Health Cluster covering the period 2012-2013. Taking stock of the GHC progress made since 2005, including its achievements as well as remaining challenges, this paper will present a reconfirmation and/or revision of the GHC vision, mission, guiding principles, strategic priorities and goals. It explains the structure and functioning of the GHC and it describes how resources will be mobilized to fulfill the related annual work plans of the GHC.

Global Health Cluster Trainings

GHC is organizing health cluster coordinator (HCC) trainings to prepare participants for deployment in acute and chronic emergency situations. The curriculum includes in-depth learning about the role of HCC and the use of the GHC tools.

Global Health Cluster Orientation Package

This orientation package provides standardized information on the Health Cluster. The aim is to provide an overview and raise awareness of the Humanitarian Reform, of the Health Cluster approach and of cluster finance mechanisms. The intended audience is Health Cluster partners and potential partners, at global, regional and country level.

GHC position paper: removing user fees for primary health care services during humanitarian crises

The position paper provides guidance for the removal of user fees for the provision of primary health care services during humanitarian crises.

GHC position paper: civil-military coordination during humanitarian health action

The position paper addresses coordination between civilian humanitarian actors and official, internationally deployed military actors involved in crisis response work.

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Health Cluster Guide

Cluster performance monitoring